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tion of intention to compete must be lodged by the 1st of June 

 1879. 



The Harvester to work in the vicinity of Edinburgh during the whole 

 harvest. The owner of the Harvester to arrange with the farmers on 

 whose ground it is to be employed, but the farms must be approved 

 by the Society. A Committee will be appointed to visit the farms 

 and inspect the work as well as the working of the machine, and 

 report to the Dii'ectors. 



FOR APPROVED REPORTS. 



1. On such inventions or improvements, by the reporters, of 

 any implement or machine as shall be deemed by the Society of 

 public utility — Medals, or sums of money not exceeding Fifty 

 .Sovereigns. To be lodged at any time. 



Keports should be accompanied by drawings and descriptions of the 

 implement or machine, and, if necessary, by a model. 



2. On tlie best and most improved Cattle Truck for feeding 

 and watering the animals in transit — Twenty Sovereigns. To be 

 lodged by 1st November 1879. 



Reports must be accompanied with drawings and description, or, if 

 necessary, by a model. 



Section 4.— FOEESTEY DEPAETMENT. 



for approved reports. 



1. By the Proprietor in Scotland who shall, within the five 

 preceding years, have planted not less than 150 acres — The Gold 

 Medal. To be lodged by 1st November in any year. 



The whole planting operations wMch may have been conducted by the 

 Reporter within the five years', whether completed or not, must be 

 embraced, and he must state the expeiise —description of soils, — age, 

 kind, and number of trees planted per acre — mode of planting, drain- 

 ing, and fencing — general state of the plantation — and any other 

 observations of interest. 



2. On Plantations of not less than eight years' standing, 

 formed on deep peat bog — The Medium Gold Medal, or Five 

 Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 1879. 



The Premium is strictly applicable to deep peat or flow moss ; the con- 

 dition of the moss previous to planting, as well as at the date of the 

 Report, should, if possible, be stated. 



The Report must describe the mode and extent of the drainage, and the 

 effect it has had in subsiding the moss — the trenching, levelling, or 

 other preliminary operations that may have been performed on the 



